![]() ![]() ![]() In rural areas, peasants and zamindars were infuriated by theheavy taxes on land and the stringent methods of revenue collection followed by the Company.Even the introduction of the railways and telegraph was viewed with suspicion.Introducing western methods of educationwas directly challenging the orthodoxy for Hindus as well as Muslims.The abolition of practices like sati and female infanticide,and the legislation legalizing widow remarriage, were believed as threats to the established social structure.The people were convinced that the Government was planning to convert Indians to Christianity.An act in 1850 changed the Hindu law of inheritance enabling a Hindu who had converted into Christianity to inherit his ancestral properties.The rapidlyspreading Western Civilisation in India was alarming concerns all over the country.This measure converted Awadh, a loyal state, into a hotbed of discontent and intrigue. The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of maladministration left thousands of nobles, officials, retainers and soldiers jobless.Jaitpur, Sambalpur and Udaipur were also annexed.Satara, Nagpur and Jhansi were annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse.Rani Lakshmi Bai’sadopted son was not permitted to sit on the throne of Jhansi.A large number of Indian rulers and chiefs were dislodged, thus arousing fear in the minds of other ruling families who apprehended a similar fate.British policy of expansion:The political causes of the revolt were the British policy of expansion through the Doctrine of Lapse and direct annexation.Post this, India was directly ruled by the British government through representatives. This war of Independence marked the end of rule by the British East India Company. The revolt of 1857 was the conscious beginning of the Independence struggle against the colonial tyranny of the British. Provide substantiated arguments in favor of revolt being a popular uprising.Ĭomment on the overall nature of the revolt in prevalence of multiple divergent views to conclude the answer. Argue that it was more than just a mutiny. In the next part, mention how some British histories and contemporary officials have termed the revolt of 1857 as just a Sepoy Mutiny. Low wages, Racial Discrimination, Overseas Travel, Homogeneity among Sepoys from Awadh, Religious belief of Sepoys, Threat of displacement by new recruits, sympathies of Sepoys with peasants and immediate cause of the issue of greased cartridges etc. In the first part of the body mention he various that led to discontent among the sepoys. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.īegin by writing about the start of Mutiny among Sepoys that started the great revolt of 1857 in brief. To write about the military causes of the Revolt of 1857 which caused discontent among the Sepoys and to analyze as to whether the revolt of 1857 was just a Sepoy mutiny.ĭiscuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1. Reference: India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra. Was the revolt of 1857 just a Sepoy mutiny? (250 words) Discuss the multiple reasons for discontent that was simmering among the Sepoys that started the Great Revolt 1857. Topic:Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues ġ. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background information. ![]() They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. ![]()
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